Meaning of incomprehensible | Babel Free
ɪnˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)lDefinitions
- dark (lacking light)
- Impossible or very difficult to understand.
- dark (of a color, deep in hue)
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Which cannot be contained; boundless, infinite. literary
- obscure, unclear
- suspicious
Equivalents
Examples
“But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.”
“In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent.”
“He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'”
“Trump’s grotesque and incomprehensible fondness for Putin makes the details of any deal highly dangerous for Europe and the NATO alliance, founded to confront Russia.”
“Prayer to God the Father: It is fitting and right to sing to You, to bless You, to praise You, to give thanks to You, to worship You in every place of your dominion: for You are God, beyond description, beyond understanding, invisible, incomprehensible, always existing, always the same; You and your only-begotten Son and your Holy Spirit”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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